Wednesday, March 20, 2013

We’ve seen similar scenarios in the past, events in which the massive
financial power of multi-national corporations is able to buy out legislators
who were elected to ‘represent’ voters. But now, Monsanto has set the bar even
higher. Instead of just getting a few kickbacks or avoiding USDA regulation, Monsanto lobbyists have gone as far as to
generate legislative inclusions into a new bill that puts Monsanto above
the federal government.

It’s called the Monsanto Protection Act among activists and
concerned citizens who have been following the developments on the issue, and it
consists of a legislative ‘rider’ inside (Farmer Assurance Provision, Sec. 735)
a majority-wise unrelated Senate Continuing Resolution spending bill. You may
already be aware of what this rider consists of, but in case not you will likely
be blown away by the tenacity of Monsanto lobbyist goons.

If this rider passes with the bill, which could be as early as this week,
Monsanto would have complete immunity from federal courts when it comes to their
ability to act against any new Monsanto GMO crops that are suspected to be
endangering the public or the environment (or considered to be planted illegally
by the USDA). We’re talking about courts that literally can do nothing to
Monsanto if it’s found that their newest creation may be promoting cancer, for
example. Whether it’s a GMO banana or an apple, Monsanto could continue planting
the food abomination all it wants under court review.

Food Democracy Now has launched a petition on the subject, explaining:

“The Monsanto Protection Act would strip judges of their constitutional
mandate to protect consumer rights and the environment, while opening up the
floodgates for the planting of new untested genetically engineered crops.”

What really enraged Monsanto was the incident back in 2010, when a federal
judge actually revoked Monsanto’s approval to plant
GMO sugar beets due to environmental concerns. This is exactly what Monsanto
intends to stop, literally becoming more powerful than federal courts in their
conquest to monopolize the entire food chain.

What really enraged Monsanto was the incident back in 2010, when a federal
judge actually revoked Monsanto’s approval to plant
GMO sugar beets due to environmental concerns. This is exactly what Monsanto
intends to stop, literally becoming more powerful than federal courts in their
conquest to monopolize the entire food chain.

Monsanto Overcomes US GovernmentMonsanto has literally gotten away
with murder ever since it was founded way back in 1901. Very few people actually
realize the history of this company. Not many activists realize that this is the
same company that was responsible, along with Dow Agrosciences, for creating
Agent Orange. Created for the US military to be used during Vietnam as a
‘defoliant’ (really used for incognito chemical warfare operations which
affected both allied and enemy troops), the concoction that was Agent Orange
consisted of a medley of highly toxic ingredients including dioxin — a type of
toxic substance considered to be one of the deadliest on the planet.

Agent Orange, from Monsanto, killed 400,000 people and led to 500,000
children born with troubling birth defects. And in addition to those stats 1
million were rendered disabled or at least suffer from health issues from Agent
Orange exposure. This includes US soldiers.

So what happened to Monsanto after they designed a ‘defoliant’ that was
actually a deadly chemical weapon that killed, maimed, and ruined lives of
innocents and US soldiers? Monsanto issued a truly heart-felt statement that their Agent Orange wasn’t really that
dangerous despite all of the evidence that is now accepted as fact:

“We are sympathetic with people who believe they have been injured and
understand their concern to find the cause, but reliable scientific evidence
indicates that Agent Orange is not the cause of serious long-term health
effects.”

Oh, and they settled for what amounts to chump change in order to silence the
dying veterans, paying 45% of the 180 million dollar payout
in order to make the veterans drop the charges. Then, of course, they eventually
went on to make genetically modified crops and take over 90 plus percent of the
GM seed market. A market that they have actually cornered by patenting their
seeds, which India calls ‘biopiracy’. Before that, they mass
produced plastics that we now know are morphing the hormones of consumers.

But let’s also not forget that Monsanto has so many ties inside the US
government that it has managed to slip into a very comfortable position.
Former Vice President for Public Policy at Monsanto, Michael Taylor ultimately became a major head
the FDA. Before that, Taylor conveniently worked specifically on Monsanto’s
“food and drug law” practices. Specifically in regards to Monsanto’s cloned rBGH. But remember, this was before Monsanto
decided to go for a more ‘blatant’ route.

Now, instead of just operating in the shadows, Monsanto is pushing a much
bolder move with the Monsanto Protection Act. It not only sets a troubling
precedent for Monsanto, but also for other bloated multi-national corporations
that want to obtain higher authority and immunity from US courts.